Country Matrix
For 2018, the matrix below shows United Arab Emirates's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.
United Arab Emirates
Year: 2018(40 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 395(40)[2] | 244(27)[2] | 149(20)[2] | 100(16)[2] | 69(12)[2] | 39(6)[2] | 16(1)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 166(18)[2] | 110(15)[2] | 64(11)[2] | 47(9)[2] | 31(5)[2] | 14(2)[2] | 5[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 100(7)[1] | 68(6)[1] | 44(4)[1] | 33(4)[1] | 23(2)[1] | 11(1)[1] | 4 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 57(4)[1] | 42(4)[1] | 33(3)[1] | 26(3)[1] | 18(2)[1] | 9(1)[1] | 4 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 23(3)[1] | 20(3)[1] | 18(3)[1] | 15(3)[1] | 10(2)[1] | 3(1)[1] | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (40 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2823 | Titanium oxides | 2018 | 90.59% | 13,689,398 |
| 2 | Iran | 2709 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude | 2018 | 89.72% | 2,241,622,586 |
| 3 | Iran | 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2018 | 89.62% | 11,258,160 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 7223 | Stainless steel wire | 2018 | 85.77% | 53,961,710 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2018 | 83.37% | 18,155,123 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 3809 | Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing, fixing of dyestuffs, other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, n.e.c. or included | 2018 | 80.84% | 35,512,520 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2018 | 77.10% | 62,157,399 |
| 8 | Iran | 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers | 2018 | 77.02% | 14,261,181 |
| 9 | Iran | 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | 2018 | 76.86% | 581,029,488 |
| 10 | Iran | 2520 | Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders | 2018 | 74.58% | 13,513,923 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 6807 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) | 2018 | 73.02% | 38,108,449 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 0403 | Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa. | 2018 | 71.94% | 81,313,528 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 2929 | Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29 | 2018 | 67.42% | 60,387,375 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 3902 | Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 2018 | 66.36% | 162,361,739 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | 2018 | 65.92% | 621,925,950 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 7612 | Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not | 2018 | 62.56% | 66,224,886 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 7229 | Wire of other alloy steel | 2018 | 58.45% | 11,703,786 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 2909 | Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 2018 | 54.89% | 88,316,762 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 0401 | Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2018 | 52.24% | 72,428,915 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 4707 | Waste and scrap of paper and paperboard | 2018 | 50.96% | 15,554,963 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 9619 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2018 | 46.00% | 86,546,788 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 2707 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents | 2018 | 44.95% | 37,094,133 |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 2018 | 44.83% | 153,289,445 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 2009 | Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2018 | 44.82% | 81,985,589 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 3402 | Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 | 2018 | 43.80% | 201,039,468 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 3207 | Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes | 2018 | 43.12% | 38,263,919 |
| 27 | Ukraine | 7201 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2018 | 42.28% | 27,107,013 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 2902 | Cyclic hydrocarbons | 2018 | 39.28% | 78,856,268 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 2905 | Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 2018 | 38.31% | 105,320,582 |
| 30 | Iran | 7801 | Lead; unwrought | 2018 | 36.84% | 31,285,533 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 3903 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms | 2018 | 35.42% | 35,921,579 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 2505 | Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26 | 2018 | 35.33% | 39,687,317 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 2916 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 2018 | 35.19% | 25,467,786 |
| 34 | Ukraine | 2508 | Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth | 2018 | 34.76% | 12,467,740 |
| 35 | Ukraine | 0407 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked | 2018 | 33.67% | 35,875,328 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 2922 | Oxygen-function amino-compounds | 2018 | 33.25% | 20,456,071 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 4818 | Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres | 2018 | 32.59% | 23,723,628 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 7310 | Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated | 2018 | 31.96% | 17,874,325 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 3904 | Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms | 2018 | 31.17% | 79,269,436 |
| 40 | Kuwait | 3814 | Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers | 2018 | 30.60% | 11,043,050 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 27 occurrences
Iran: 6 occurrences
Ukraine: 4 occurrences
Bahrain: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...
Legend:
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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.